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Eye Exercises May Reduce the Need for Reading Glasses

Many people believe that poor eyesight naturally occurs as you get older. There is some truth to this. For example, the lenses in the human eye begin to hardened during middle age. This becomes a problem when the eyes need to read print. Since the lenses in your eyes are less flexible, your eye muscles need to work extra hard while reading. The resulting strain can cause discomfort and headaches.

People often forget that the act of reading is a relatively recent activity for humans. The human eye isn’t meant to be worked so hard throughout life reading little letters in print and on screens. Compounding this reality with the discomfort of reading in old age, many people seem to believe the only answer is a pair of reading classes. However, what if you learned about another way?

Some doctors believe your eyes can be trained to stay sharp in middle age. This is done through a series of eye exercises involving Garbor patches. Garbor patches are small designs placed around distracting images. Patients need to try and spy the Garbor patch on a computer screen before the image blinks away to display another one. It is believed that doing these eye exercises over time can improve vision in middle age.

You can easily find these eye exercises on your smartphone. By exercising your eyes each day, you may be able to delay the need for reading glasses. Of course, many doctors are skeptical of this approach, but some scientific studies have been done to show that the exercises work. If reading glasses aren’t your thing, you might want to give the exercises a try.

What do you think about these eye exercises? Have you tried them before? Did you notice any difference? Let us know in the comments below!